Paper dispenser



Jan l, 1952 B. F. I AcY ETAL 2,580,684

PAPER DISPENSER Filed June 3, 1949 Patented Jan. 1, 1952 .-cj UNI-ri;oV STATE PAP-ER' DISPENSER" enjamin'RLacy and Fred QQ Reichel-dt', ColumbusOIhio', assignors to. Bullock Paper Corporation, Dallasj'lex.; a corporation of Texas Aspiration renee, 194gse'rnuvea1ncc This. invention .relatesto paper dispenseraand more. partcularl'yy yconcerned:with the provision of. a. dispenser adapted foro use in dispensingv a household roll of waxedpapervwound arounda paper tube.. It. has. heretofore kbeen common prac- .tice to manufacture rollsv o waxed paper weighing approximately one Ypound and having a width ofapproximately twelve inches. The. present inventioncontemplates the provision of a dispenser adaptedpfor use in. dispensing aroll of waxed paper weighing approximately three and onehalf pounds and having ajwi'dth of approximately fifteen inches in order to save a user time and expense in servicing, the dispenser and in wrappingrelativelylarge tems.,

j 'f1 clarin. migra-45512) s theend walls', inwardly towardeach other to This invention further contemplates the provi- I sion of a dispensery adapted to be simply and inexpensively fabricated' from sheet metal to provide? a back section adapted to vbe secured to a wall and formed with forwardly projecting end walls disposed in spaced Vparallel relation, the inner faces of the end walls being provided with trunnions for engagement withinand serving vas journals for. a tubularl paper core of aroll `of waxed paper. In mountinga roll of paper. for, f

.use within the dispenser, the lend walls; are adapted to be flexed away from` each other to permit insertion of the trunnions within the ends of the tubular paper core of the roll. By blanking and forming the back section and end walls from a single sheet of relatively thin steel, the end Walls embodying sulcient resiliency to be manually flexed away from each other and then automatically returned to their normal positions after mounting of the roll of paper.

This invention further contemplates the provision of a dispenser embodying a cover hingedly connected to and formed to engage and to extend outwardly and thence .downwardly around the end walls provided on the back section of the dispenser, the cover also being formed at its ends with inturned flanges disposed for engagement against the outer faces of the end walls when the cover is in its closed position. By providing lnturned flanges on the end of the cover, the end walls are held against flexing movement away from each other, thus maintaining the end wall trunnions in `fixed position within the ends of the roll of paper.

This invention further contemplates the provision of a dispenser in which protuberances are provided on'the end walls forY engagement in apertures formed in the cover flanges when the cover is disposed in its closed position, the cover being disengaged from the protuberances by flexinrmitthecoverto. be 'raised to its opened posi,- tion.

Thisinvention .embodies other novel features, details. of construction and arrangement of parts .whichare hereinafter set forth in the specifica.- tion andclaim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing. wherein;

. Fig` lisa front elevational view illustrating a paper dispenser embodying 'features of the present invention.

Figlir is an end elevational view of same.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional' view taken along the line 3-3. of'Fs- 2- Fig. 4 .is a ltransverse sectional view taken along the line 4,-11..` of'Fig.1,.`

Eig... 5 isa longitudinal sectional view taken .alongthe line .5-Enf Fig. 1. y f

Fig.' 6' is a detail sectional view taken along the line 6--6 ofvFig. 2. y g Referring now to thegdrawng for a better understanding of this invention, the paper dispenser is shown as ,comprising agrelatively thin sheet of metalfbl'anked and f ormed'to provide a back wall '6 endend walls 1-'1, the end walls being normally disposed in spaced parallel relation.` The upper and lower edges of the-back wall 6 are turned inwardly to provide stiffening flanges 8-8 extending between the end walls 1 1. Trunnions 9 9 are provided on the inner sides of the end walls 'I-'I and are preferably formed of sheet metal to provide annular ilanges II-II for spot welded engagement to the end walls 1-1. To facilitate locating the trunnions on their end walls prior to the spot welding operation, the end walls have protuberances I 2 pressed inwardly to receive and engage the peripheral edge of their respective flanges II.

A cover vI3 is blanked and formed from relatively thin sheet metal and provided with end flanges M-Id which are disposed to engage the outer surfaces of the end walls 'I-l when the cover is in its closed position. The inner ends of the cover flanges Ill-I4 are formed with apertures to receive rivets I6, and the end walls 'I-I are also formed with apertures in registry with the cover ange apertures to receive the rivets I6. Protuberances I'l--I'I are formed on the outer surfaces of the end walls 'I--1 for engagement within yapertures I8-I8 formed in the cover flanges I4-I4 when the cover I3 is in its closed position. A longitudinally extending reinforcing bead I9 is formed in the cover adjacent the lower edge thereof. The lower edge 20 of the cover I3 is serrated at 2I-2I adjacent the end walls l-I of their respective apertures, the cover I3 is piv oted upwardly to its opened position illustrated in dotted outline in Fig. 2. .The end walls 1-1 are then flexed away from each other to permit insertion of the trunnions 9-9 into the ends of the tubular cardboard core 23; after which, the' end walls 1--1 automatically return to their nor 4 A device for holding and dispensing paper from a roll wound upon a, tubular core, said device being formed with an open bottom and composed of a sheet of relatively thin metal blanked and formed to provide a back section and an integral pair of flexible end walls projecting in substantially spaced parallel relation from said back section, the upper and lower edges of said back section being turned inwardly to provide reinforcing flanges, said back section including intermediate portions thereof pressed outwardly to form mounting bosses formed with key slots, a second sheet of metal blanked and formed to provide a cover composed of a top and front section and including flanges formed on their opposed ends adapted to enclose the top and front edges of said side Walls and to limit outward flexmal parallel relation positions. The cover I3 is then moved toward its closed position and the end walls 1--1 are pressed inwardly toward each other to permit protuberances I1-I 'I toenter the apertures I8-I8 to secure the cover in its closed position.

When a roll of waxed paper is mounted upon the trunnions 9 9, it will be noted that the flanges |4-I4 of the cover I3 act to prevent accidental flexing movement of the end walls 'l-I away from each other. It will further be noted that the serrated portions 2I-2I formed on the lower edge of the cover I3 serve to permit a sheet of paper to be severed from the roll 22 regardless of the direction of movement of the sheet during the severing operation. n

To facilitate mounting of the dispenser upon a cabinet, wall or the like, portions of the back wall 6 are pressed outwardly at 24, 25 and 26, and these pressed out portions are formed with key slots 2l, 28 and 29, respectively, to receive Wood screws (not shown).

While this invention has been shown in but one form, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited but is susceptible of various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the claimed invention.

We claim as our invention:

ing of the latter, said cover anges being formed with apertures adapted for engagement with protuberances formed on said end walls, the top of said cover being pivotallyconnected to said end walls adjacent s aid back section and the lower free edge of said front section being serrated adjacent said end walls, and a pair of opposing cylindrical trunnions rigidly secured on the inner faces of said end walls and adapted to extend within and serve as journals for said tubular core, said device being adapted to receive a roll of paper when said cover is elevated from engagement with said side walls and the side walls flexed outwardly to permit insertion of said trunnions into said tubular core.

BENJAMIN F. LACY. FRED O. REICHARDT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,093,562 Hope Sept. 21, 1937 2,141,314 Peger et al. Dec. 27, 1938 2,319,071 Mason May l1 ,1943 2,423,962 Clark et al. June 15, 1947 

